Fluoroalkylated amphiphilic ligands and their metallic complexes

A fluoroalkylated bidentate aminated ligand corresponding to the formula ##STR12## wherein 1) W is a bivalent group chosen from the group consisting of:

• a) --CH.sub.2 --,
• b) --O--C(O)--,
• c) --C(O)--O--
• d) --O--,
• f) --NR.sup.3 --C(O)--, and
• g) --C(O)--NR.sup.3 --,
• wherein R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical, having 1 to 24 carbon atoms;
• 2) R.sup.1 is a radical selected from the group consisting of:
• a) R.sub.F --(CH.sub.2).sub.a --(CH.dbd.CH).sub.b --(CH.sub.2).sub.c --(CH.dbd.CH).sub.d --(CH.sub.2).sub.e --
• wherein a is a whole number from 0 to 12;
• b is a whole number from 0 to 12;
• c is a whole number from 0 to 11;
• d is a whole number from 0 to 12;
• e is a whole number from 0 to 11;
• b +d=0 to 12;
• and
• c +e=0 to 11;
• b) R.sub.F --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.f --CH.sub.2 --
• c) R.sub.F --[CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 O].sub.f --CH.sub.2 --
• d) R.sub.F --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 S).sub.f --CH.sub.2 --
• wherein f is a whole number from 1 to 12;
• wherein R.sub.F is a branched, cyclic, or linear fluorinated alkyl radical of from 2 to 23 carbon atoms in which 50 to 100% of the hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine atoms, and R.sub.F comprises at least 4 fluorine atoms, and optionally can bear other substituents chosen from Cl and Br;
• 3) R.sup.2 represents
• a) a hydrogen atom,
• b) R.sup.1, or
• c) a radical selected from the group consisting of:
• R.sub.H --(CH.sub.2).sub.a --(CH.dbd.CH).sub.b --(CH.sub.2).sub.c --(CH.dbd.CH).sub.c --(CH.sub.2).sub.e --
• RH--(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.f --CH.sub.2 --
• R.sub.H --(CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 O).sub.f --CH.sub.2 --, or
• R.sub.H --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 S).sub.f --CH.sub.2 --
• wherein RH is a hydrogen atom or a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched hydrocarbon radical of from 1 to 24 carbon atoms, and a, b, c, d, e and f are as defined above.